2013 Draft

[Gummer12 134]

ROUND 1

1. COLORADO - Nathan MacKinnon

2. FLORIDA - Aleksander Barkov

3. TAMPA BAY - Jonathan Drouin

4. NASHVILLE - Seth Jones

5. CAROLINA - Elias Lindholm

6. CALGARY - Sean Monahan

7. EDMONTON - Darnell Nurse

8. BUFFALO - Rasmus Ristolainen

9. VANCOUVER (From NJ) - Bo Horvat

10. DALLAS - Valeri Nichuskin

11. PHILADELPHIA - Samuel Morin

12. PHOENIX - Max Domi

13. WINNIPEG - Josh Morrissey

14. COLUMBUS - Alexander Wennberg

15. NY ISLANDERS - Ryan Pulock

16. BUFFALO - Nikita Zadorov

17. OTTAWA - Curtis Lazar

18. SAN JOSE (From Det) - Mirco Mueller

19. COLUMBUS - Kerby Rychel

20. DETROIT (From SJ) - Anthony Mantha

21. TORONTO - Frederik Gauthier

22. CALGARY - Emile Poirier

23. WASHINGTON - Andre Burakosvky

24. VANCOUVER - Hunter Shinkaruk

25. MONTREAL - Mike McCarron

26. ANAHEIM - Shea Theodore

27. COLUMBUS - Marko Dano

28. CALGARY - Morgan Klimchuk

29. DALLAS - Jason Dickinson

30. CHICAGO - Ryan Hartman

[RadioGaGa 162]

Round Two, and beyond, can be found here (among other places):

http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=8913

[RadioGaGa 162]

That might have been the coolest draft moment I've ever seen. 7th round is winding down...New Jersey doesn't have any picks left. They made a trade (with LA, I believe it was) to get pick #208, then call Marty Brodeur down to the table to announce his own sons draft!

[EBondo 232]

That was definitely awesome, and that's coming from a Flyers fan. A Flyers fan who by the way is extremely disappointed with the picks made today.

[Zjack38 46]

I don't know why the Avs didn't take jones, they need defense

[Stewie 721]

I'm not too surprised by the avs skipping out on him as they need more offense too, but I was very surprised Florida didn't select him having been the team given up the most goals

[EBondo 232]

Because I think in the grand scheme of things, MacKinnon will be the better player. Seth Jones is the more 'now' player. He's gonna step in and help Nashville right away, while MacKinnon will be the better player down the road, which I think is the road Colorado is heading down.

[Cavs019 702]

Consensus is the opposite in terms of readiness and dmen always take longer to adjust to the pro game. It came down to the majority (and Colorado brass, which is really all that matters) determining that Mackinnon was the best player available. Franchise centers are also the rarest and most difficult commodity to obtain in the NHL.

[chk hrd 164]

I think the Avs need to add a seasoned Dman now since they have a good bunch of forwards. Thier D is thier week spot and it takes longer to develop them. As good as Jones may be he still lacks experience and I don't know if he could jump in like Danny DeKeyser to fill a spot. I think it is a smart move, trade a forward for an experienced D.

[Chadd 916]

I think the Avs need to add a seasoned Dman now since they have a good bunch of forwards. Thier D is thier week spot and it takes longer to develop them. As good as Jones may be he still lacks experience and I don't know if he could jump in like Danny DeKeyser to fill a spot. I think it is a smart move, trade a forward for an experienced D.

I think that was part of the reason they picked up Sarich.

[chippa13 1844]

If your team is struggling on defense now then you fill that need via trades and free agency and you select the best talent available at your pick.

[Cavs019 702]

Dekeyser is almost 5 years older than Jones, not an apples to apples comparison. It generally takes an ELITE D talent to make the jump at 18, and rushing them typically does more harm than good (See: E. Johnson, who happens to be on the Avalanche roster).

[chippa13 1844]

In the case of Erik Johnson, a golf cart did most of the harm.

[Stewie 721]

In the case of Erik Johnson, a golf cart did most of the harm.

Agreed